Moscow/Paris/London : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday slammed the US and its allies for carrying out a military strike on Syria, saying that Washington was “increasingly exacerbating the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria” as he called for an immediate UN Security Council meeting to discuss the “aggressive action”. “Russia strongly condemns the attack on Syria where […]
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NATO backs Syria strikes, UN appeals for restraint
Brussels : The NATO Secretary General on Saturday backed the joint strikes by the US, the UK, and France targeting the Syrian regime’s chemical weapons capabilities. Jens Stoltenberg said that the strikes would reduce Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime ability to further attack the local population with chemical weapons, Efe news reported. “NATO has consistently condemned […]
‘US struck Syria when it had chance at peace’
Moscow : The US and its allies delivered a military strike against Syria precisely at the moment when the country received a chance for a peaceful future, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “Those behind it lay claim to moral leadership in this world and declare their exclusiveness and uniqueness,” TASS news agency quoted Zakharova […]
Taps may dry up in India: Study
London : A new early warning satellite system has revealed that India along with Spain, Morocco and Iraq faces the risk of shrinking reservoirs that can lead to taps going dry. It has highlighted poor rains in 2017 to show the shrinking of the Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh and the Sardar Sarovar reservoir […]
Novel bed net provides greater protection against malaria
London : A new kind of bed net can emerge as a potent weapon against malaria as a two-year trial involving more than 15,000 children has shown that it can significantly increase protection against the mosquito-borne disease. The trial in Tanzania showed that a long lasting insecticidal net treated with a chemical called piperonyl butoxide […]
Ex-Russian spy’s daughter discharged from hospital
London : Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal who was poisoned, has been discharged from the hospital, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Yulia, 33, was discharged from the Salisbury District Hospital on Monday and taken to a secure location. However, her 66-year-old father is in the hospital but his condition was […]
Man arrested after suspicious vehicle stopped near Buckingham Palace
London : A man was arrested after a suspicious vehicle was stopped near Buckingham Palace on Monday, the Scotland Yard said. Officers responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle on Birdcage Walk at the junction with Spur Road at 7.51 a.m., just metres from the palace gates, the UK media reported. The vehicle, a white […]
Terrorists creating safe havens on dark net
London : Terrorists and extremists are creating growing numbers of safe havens on the “dark net” to plot future attacks, raise funds and recruit new followers, according to new research published on Sunday. Researchers for the Henry Jackson Society, a foreign policy thinktank, have said that terrorist organisations and individuals are evading security services and […]
Van drives into crowd in Germany, several dead
Berlin : A man driving a van plowed into a crowd in the northern German city of Munster on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens before shooting himself, a senior German security official said. German security officials were unsure whether the incident had connections to terrorism. The senior security official said that […]
Van drives into pedestrians in Germany
Berlin : Several people died and many were injured after a van drove into pedestrians in the German city of Muenster on Saturday, the media reported. Police said there were deaths and injuries but did not said how many, a BBC report said. They asked people to avoid the area. IANS